Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus due to aggravation during service and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depressive disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's preexisting bilateral pes planus was aggravated during service, meeting the criteria for service connection. The evidence did not support a clear finding of natural progression of the disease.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25019217
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